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4. Any person supplied with water shall not allow another to take water from his fixtures without the written permission of the Water Commissioners. If a tenant has no fixtures, he will be charged full rates for any use which he makes of the fixtures of another.
5. All parties using water in stables, for horses or other animals, will be charged scheduled rates for the same, whether it be carried by hand or through hose.
6. All persons using water for building purposes are required to obtain a permit from the Water Commissioners before taking water from any faucet or fixtures connected with the water works, and all water takers are warned n'ot to let any party take water from their premises until they show a permit from the Water Commissioners. Any person furnishing water in violation of this section will be subject to a fine of n'ot less than five nor more than twenty dollars, and if the same when levied is not paid within three days from the time when the notice thereof is given the water will be shut off from the premises and will not be let on again until such fine is paid.
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7. All fixtures and water closets and urinals must be of a kind and quality approved by the Water Commis- sioners, also a vacuum valve must be installed on all pres- sure range boilers connected with the system.
8. No person shall in any case be allowed to open any fire hydrants except by a written permit from the Water Commissioners; but the Engineers of the Fire De- partmeet shall in all cases have control of hydrants at fires and for practice.
9. The Commissioners reserve the right to restrict the use of hose or fountain, to shut off the water in all cases when it becomes necessary to make extensions or repairs, or for violations of any of the regulations, or when- ever they deem it expedient.
10. The regular rates for the use of water shall be payable in advance on the first days of January and July of each year, except where water is supplied to manu- facturers by special agreement. In all cases of non-pay- ment of the water rates within ten days after same is due, as well as for any violations of these rules and regulations, the supply will be shut off, and payment of the amount due, and payment of two dollars for shutting off and letting on the water, shall be made.
11. The Water Commissioners reserve the right to change the water rates at any time except in cases of dwelling houses and established special rates.
12. For business requiring large quantities of water, and all supplies not enumerated in the tariff of rates, special rates will be made.
13. Parties using water for manufacturing or domes- tic purposes can erect hydrants on their grounds or stand- pipes in their buildings to be used only as a protection against fire without additional charge for water.
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14. All applicants for the introduction of service pipes to premises are required to make written application there- for at the office of the Water Commissioners.
And in n'o case will the main be tapped more than once for the same premises, unless the additional expense is borne by the owner.
Charged as follows :
The following water rates are established until further notice :
No connection made with the main for any purpose
for less than $6.00
Dwelling Houses
Occupied by one family, for the first faucet 6.00
Each additional faucet to be used by the same family 2.00
Two or more families occupying one house, one faucet for all, each family
5.00
One faucet for each family 6.00
For first bathtub 5.00
If used by more than one family in same house, each family 4.00
Each additional bathtub
2.00
For first pan or self-acting watercloset 5.00
If used by more than one family in same house, each family 4.00
Each additional pan or self-acting water closet 2.00
Where two faucets are used, one for hot and one for cold water, emptying into the same basin, only one charge will be made for both.
Laundry tub 3.00
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Hose
For sprinkling streets, washing windows and sim- ilar uses, 14-inch nozzle, to be used only on premises and street opposite, not exceeding two hours per day for six months in the year 5.00
For any use not herein enumerated, special rates will be made.
Meter Rates payable at Time of Reading.
For not over 133 cubic feet average per day, per 100 cubic feet .23
For over 133 cubic feet and not exceeding 266 cubic feet average per day, per 100 cubic feet .19
For over 266 cubic feet average per day .15
Provided that in no case where a meter is used shall the annual charge be less than $7.00.
Meters may be supplied by the Water Commission- ers for which annual rental will be charged as follows :
Size 5/8-inch $1.00 per year
Size 3/4-inch $1.00 per year
Size 2-inch
Size 1-inch $4.00 per year $6.00 per year
All needed repairs, damages by frost and heat excepted, will be made at the expense of the town.
JOHN B. McNEILL, RICHARD F. FORREST, FRED D. DRISCOLL,
Water Commissioners.
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REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph :
The Highway Department of the Town of Randolph respectfully submits its report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1933 :
During the year 1933 the Highway Department had an appropriation of $9,500.00, which is one of the smallest appropriations that has been made in years; out of this amount, $500.00 was set aside for Special Articles such as drainage, etc.
The usual spring work-such as cleaning catch basins, gutters and repairing fences, street signs, etc., was ac- complished as formerly.
The Town, at the present time, has 72 streets which have to be maintained, besides drainage; the above work all had to come out of this appropriation.
The streets are being kept in good condition, both winter and summer.
Out of the $9,500.00 appropriated, $5,181.77 was applied to labor, $1,667.87 for trucks and the balance for material and repairs.
In comparing past years' expenditures, I feel gratified to observe that a larger proportion of money under my control has gone for labor than for material.
Relative to the condition of our roads in winter, it has afforded me great pleasure to have been advised by the
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motoring public that the Town of Randolph has the best cleared roads of any town or city within a radius of sev- eral miles.
Owing to the present severe winter, the appropriation allowed me was insufficient to keep the roads properly cleared-therefore I was forced to create an overdraft for snow removal.
At the present time, I am working on specifications for sidewalks on North Main Street, starting at the Square and running northerly to the railroad bridge, and sincerely hope that the citizens will vote an appropriation for this work. I expect the labor part will be furnished by the C. W. A., but the Town will have to pay for some of the material.
Thanking you for your past (and, I hope, future) co- operation, I am,
Respectfully yours,
JOHN. A. FREDERICKSON,
Highway Surveyor.
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Report of the School Committee
To the Citizens of Randolph :
The School Committee hereby submits its Annual Re- port for the year ending December 31, 1933, details of which are contained in the appended Report of the Super- intendent of Schools and the Reports of the various De- partments.
Continuing the work of last year your Committee has made every endeavor to use to the fullest extent the Wel- fare Labor of the Town, in grading, cleaning and repairing School buildings and grounds. The School Committee wishes at this time to thank the Board of Selectmen for their kind cooperation, the Highway Surveyor and the Superintendent of the Water Department for their kind assistance, which, always given willingly, must, neverthe- less, have been given at great personal inconvenience. That the men assigned to this Department by the Welfare Board, to be placed at work, have given to the Town honest labor in return for aid can be verified by any citizen who will take the time to visit the various projects and inform himself of the results accomplished.
At the High School grounds much work has been done on surface drainage and improving the Ball Feld. Some five hundred feet of blind drain has been laid and the Ball Field has been extended at the left and center field; all of this work has been accomplished with the aid of labor as- signed to this Department by the Board of Public Welfare.
This Department has been fortunate in securing a Civil Works project for the purpose of draining the swamp at the rear of the Ball field and for surfacing the lot at the
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northerly side of the High School building. A stone cul- vert 2'-0" wide and 2'-0" high and five hundred and fifty, feet long has been built with catch basins, etc., together with some eleven hundred feet of blind drain. We have been granted an extension to this project. and it is the purpose of this Committee to endeavor to secure additional extension until the work is completed. The high land on that part of the School lot along Highland Avenue is to be cleared and a much needed additional Ball Field is to be developed in that section of the field.
At the last Annual Town Meeting provision was made for the addition of two rooms to the Belcher School building. This Committee acting as Architect and Master Builder carried the project to a conclusion endeavoring to have all labor performed by local men and to purchase all supplies wherever possible from local dealers.
Some slight changes were made in the plans of this building as printed in our Report of last year. It was de- cided to construct a fireproof stair hall, and fireproof stairs with a new entrance toward the West. It was also de- cided to build a new boiler room and chimney. The build- ing is arranged so that an additional two rooms may be added with a new fireproof stair hall and stairs on the Northerly side of the building with new entrance toward the West similar to the present addition. With the aid of the men assigned to this Department by the Welfare Board we have been able to complete the work, notwith- standing, that the entire boiler room was blasted from solid ledge. The equipment of the building, however, and the alterations 'of the old building, your Committee was compelled to finance from the current funds of the School Department.
It will be necessary to install in this building a new boiler to replace the present old and undersized boiler.
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Your Committee hopes, however, that with some care and extra attention the old boiler may be made to serve the needs of the building for a few more years, but the neces- sity is imminent and the problem will have to be faced in the near future.
The old portable building in the yard of the Belcher School has been purchased by Mr. Orin E. Reynolds and has been removed from the lot. The yard has been levelled to give additional play space.
NEW ADDITION TO THE BELCHER SCHOOL
Following is a statement of the cost of the Belcher School addition and alterations :
Belcher School Addition
William Hawkins, labor
$132.37
John Dawe, labor
114.90
Perley Nason 39.00
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Walter Stetson, labor 51.00
Powers Bros., Brockton, compressor 94.00
Brockton Gas Light Co., compressor 41.01
Powers Bros, Brockton, dynamite 6.00
J. S. Sprague, dynamite 9.75
Semensi Coal Co., cement 59:00
Frank Diauto, lumber, doors, windows, cement, brick, lime and nails 1,932.00
J. J. Cotter, roofing 297.00
Jamaica Plain Building Finish Co., finish, lumber
570.00
Charles Cox, brick mason
90.00
George Milton, brick mason
11.25
Teed & Young, labor
780.00
Charles Truelson, labor
14.23
Charles Truelson, concrete mixer
32.63
Charles Truelson, sand
53.20
H. M. Bunker, lathing
60.00
Frank Jope, ventilating
125.00
R. E. O'Brien, heating
690.00
Frank Curran, plumbing 450.00
D. S. Schneider, iron and steel 374.00
George Roel, electrical work 172.00
John J. Graham, plasterer 300.00
J. P. Wilde, painting 118.00
H. M. Sanders, hardware
389.00
Spaulding-Moss, blueprints
1.09
$6,996.43
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Equipment
Edward E. Babb Co., furniture
$376.04
Superior Blackboard Co., blackboards
143.00
George Rent, window shades
103.79
$622.83
Alteration and Repairs of the Old Belcher School
William Hawkins, labor
$48.38
Walter Stetson, labor
70.00
John Dawe, labor
66.60
Teed & Young, carpenter labor
286.75
Henry Mann, trucking
9.00
Frank Diauto, lumber, cement & nails
890.45
Semensi Coal Co., cement
29.50
Perley Nason, carpenter labor
.60
North End Horseshoeing Forge, sharpening tools
4.75
John Graham, plastering
117.50
J. J. Cotter, roofing labor
52.00
Frank Jope, metal ceilings
71.16
Charles Blakely, painting
284.10
H. M. Sanders Co., hardware
125.00
Service Electric Co., fixtures
75.26
Edgar B. Cole, linoleum
259.00
William Norcross Co., flue lining
32.80
Brockton Gas Co., compressor
22.34
Frank Curran, plumbing
22.10
D. S. Schneider, stęel
28.00
George Roel, electrical
79.48
Jamaica Plain Finish Co., lumber
167.32
R. E. O'Brien, plumbing
96.43
Earl Crockett, trucking
3.00
$2,365.48
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This building is now being occupied to within fourteen pupils of its capacity, which is 280 pupils.
Last year your Committee recommended the purchase of the lot of land located on the corner of Belcher Street and School Lane and the closing of that section of School Lane within the bounds of the Belcher School property to public traffic. To qu'ote from our Report of last year, "We believe this School Lane to be a source of great dang- er to the children attending the Belcher School. It is in- evitable that serious accidents may be caused by autom'o- biles swinging out of Belcher Street up the steep incline into School Lane."
Your Committee still believes School Lane, so called, to be a source of danger to the children attending this School, cutting through the school yard, as it does, with playgrounds extending across the street into the grove on the opposite side; your Committee feels that if it were n'ot for the eternal vigilance of the teachers, serious acci- dents would be unavoidable.
In the early part of the school year, after much study of the problem, this Committee held two joint meetings with the Planning Board and the Board of Selectmen with a view to applying for Federal funds for additional School accommodations.
It was voted to call a Special Town Meeting and present the questions to the people for their decision.
For the purpose of informing the voters of the Town 'of the needs for the additional class room space, your Committee printed and distributed on November 20, 1933, a special Report which we reprint below.
"Your School Committee is submitting this report on schoolhouse construction for your careful reading and con- sideration.
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"There is need for additional school accommodation. The Federal Government through its Emergency Act, in order to create jobs locally, and to stimulate business in general, proposes to loan m'oney to municipalities for such needs and construction. The government will pay 30% of such costs so that the town will not be obliged to raise money for this construction for some three years. At the end of that period the town will pay the remaining 70% of the c'ost at 4% interest over a period of 17 years.
"The school population of Randolph has jumped con- sistently each year as your chart shows. In the event the town does not wish to avail itself of this proposition under the Emergency Act, additional school accommodations will still be needed and must be provided. This being the case the town will be obliged to pay the whole cost alone as in former years.
"This chart shows the increased number of children, number of school teachers and the average number of pupils per teacher in our public schools, grades one to twelve.
HIGH SCHOOL
GRADE SCHOOL
Pupils per
Year
Teachers
Pupils
Teacher
Teachers
Pupils
Pupils per Total No. . Teacher of Pupils
1920
7
156
22.29
18
759
42.17
915
1921
7
182
26.
18
808
44.9
990
1922
7
194
27.7
21
869
41.38
1063
1923
8
215
26.88
23
952
41.39
1167
1924
10
215
21.5
24
962
40.08
1177
1925
10
227
22.7
27
958
35.48
1185
1926
10
230
23.
27
1027
38.04
1257
1927
10
214
21.4
28
1084
38.71
1295
1928
10
252
25.2
28
1116
39.86
1368
1929
10
252
25.2
32
1201
37.53
1453
1930
10
288
28.8
35
1,256
35.71
1544
1931
13
338
26.
38
1335
37.76
1673
1932
14
393
28.07
37
1327
35.86
1720
1933
15
417
27.8
37
1378
37.24
1795
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Chart showing number of teachers, number of children and average number of children per teacher in each school building.
Name of School
Teachers
Pupils
Pupils per Teacher
Stetson High School
15
417
27.8
Stetson Junior High
2
70
35.
Prescott and Prescott Primary
13
489
37.61
Prescott Special Class
1
6.
9.
Belcher School
7
266
38.
Charles Gabriel Devine School
10
410
41.
Daniel Joseph McNeill School
2
66
33.
Tower Hill Schocl
2
68
34
"On the basis of the above charts and survey it is ap- parent that the school population places an extra demand on the Prescott and Devine School districts. Stetson High School building has already reached its maximum accom- m'odation so that the two remaining eighth grades now in that building will have to be removed in the Fall of 1934 in order to make room for the regular four-year high school. As these two eighth grades are composed of pupils living in the Prescott district, they should therefore be ac- commodated in that district.
"The plan therefore which your School Committee proposes for your consideration is outlined below :
Prescott School :
Add six class rooms and modern toilets to the pres- ent grammar school, making it a modern J. H. school of ten rooms to house s'ome 450 pupils.
Devine School:
Complete one of the two wings which were origin- ally planned for this building thereby adding four class rooms and basement to the present structure.
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This will provide accommodation in this school for some five to six years at the present rate of increase.
"The cost of these two additions will be $75,000 at 4% interest, distributed between the Federal Government and the Town of Randolph over a period of twenty years as shown by the following chart:
Paid by
Year
Town of Randolph
Paid by Federal Government
1934
$0,000.00
$6,750.00
1935
0,000.00
6,600.00
1936
.0,000.00
6,450.00
1937
3,600.00
2,700.00
1938
6,150.00
1939
6,000.00
1940
5,850.00
1941
5,750.00
1942
5,550.00
1943
5,400.00
1944
5,250.00
1945
5,100.00
1946
4,950.00
1947
4,800.00
1948
4,650.00
1949
4,500.00
1950
4,350.00
1951
4,200.00
1952
4,050.00
1953
5,900.00
"It is to be hoped that you will attend the Special Town Meeting to be held on Thursday evening, November 23rd and express your approval or disapproval of this recommendation."
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MILTON
SCHOOL. SURVEY. RANDOLPH MASS
QUINCY
PREPARED BY THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE A.D. 1933 . J.E.K.
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BELCHER
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BRAIN
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STAR (+) SHOW LOCATION OF HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING. CIRCLE AND CROSS (@) SHOW LOCATION OF SCHOOL BUILDING. EACH DOT (.)ON CHART REPRESENTS ONE PUPIL IN SCHOOL GR. 1TO.8. EACH CROSS (+)ON CHART REPRESENTS ONE PUPIL IN THE HIGH SCHOOL GK. 9TO 12 THE TWO LARGE CIRCLES DRAWN AROUND THE DEVINE AND THE PRESCOTT' JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS ARE ABOUT 15/16 OF A MILE RADIUS. THE CIRCLE DRAWN AKOUND THE TOWER HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL IS AROUT /2 OF A MILE RADIUS. THE DOTTED CIRCLES AT THE SOUTH NEAR THE AVON AND HOLBROOK LINE, AND AT THE NORTH EAST NEAK THE BRAINTREE LINE, SHOW POSSIBLE
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Your Committee regrets very much the failure of the voters to take advantage of the opportunity offered by the Federal Government, not only because there would be no expense incurred by the Town until the year 1937, but be- cause we still have the problem with us, and at the present rate of increase, notwithstanding the proposed reopening of the old two room building at North Randolph, additional accommodations will be very much needed before that date and the Town will be compelled to face the problem in a time of higher price level unassisted by outside aid.
With the present High School overcrowded and with a graduating class from the High School of 78 and a grad- uating class of 161 from the Junior High School to be reg- istered into the High School in the Fall, it will be seen that if only one-half of this increment is added to the reg- istration of the High School in the Fall of 1934, it will be necessary to remove the two eighth grades from the Stet- son High School Building, giving that building over en- tirely to the ever growing classes of the four grades of the Senior High School.
Where shall these two eighth grades be housed? Ac- commodations will have to be found at the Prescott and at the Devine Schools.
With this in view, your Committee proposes renovating the old two room building at North Randolph to make it habitable for classes in the Fall of 1934. Your Committee hopes to secure a Civil Works Project covering the labor necessary for these repairs.
But in the event of our failure to receive Civil Works aid, it will become necessary to ask for an appropriation of funds at the forthcoming Town Meeting to cover these repairs. It will also be necessary to increase our budget by an amount sufficient to cover janitor service, heat, light, etc. at this building.
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It is the purpose of this Committee to endeavor to secure a Civil Works Project for repairs and painting in all 'of our School buildings. This project has been pres- ented to and has been approved by the Civil Works Admin- instration, but owing to the lack of funds it has been de- ferred until a further appropriation for Civil Works is passed by Congress. This project will relieve the Town of the expense of repairs and painting of School buildings and will enable your Committee to make a more extensive and thorough job than would otherwise be possible.
Your Committee wish 'once again to stress the great need of a Dental Clinic for the purpose of our pupils. Noth- ing which your Committee could say would over estimate the importance of this work. Last year a very modest start was made.
It is hoped that the citizens of Randolph may see the great necessity for this service, especially since present economic conditions make the burden too great to be borne individually by the parents of a great number of our child- ren. Your Committee recommends that a substantial ap- propriation be made for this work, in a separate article, under the Board of Health.
We deeply regret the loss by death of one of our faithful teachers, Constance B. Dolan. Her pleasing per- sonality and keen interest in her pupils won for her an en- viable reputation among parents and pupils.
- IN MEMORIAM -
CONSTANCE B. DOLAN Teacher Charles G. Devine School
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TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS.
In preparing a Budget for the year 1934, your Com- mittee is aware that matters of municipal finance are of very serious concern in these times and that all estimates and budgets must of necessity be scrutinized with care.
While your Committee realize the seeming injustice of withholding the automatic increase from young teachers who have not reached the maximum salary, we feel that present economic conditions would not justify salary in- creases this year.
We hope that it will not be found necessary to further curtail the proper maintenance and upkeep of this depart- mment.
A glance at the table of costs of operating our Schools as compared with the operating costs of neighboring towns which is printed in the appended Report of the Superin- tendent of Schools, will show at a glance no extravagance in the operation of our schools.
Following is a summary of estimates for the year 1934 :
Teachers salaries
$74,159.01
Superintendent's salary
1,519.92
Truant officer
250.00
Nurse
1,350.00
Physician
700.00
Superintendent's clerk & bookkeeper
320.00
Janitors salaries
7,140.00
Annual census
125.00
Total salaries
$85,563.93
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Equipment $1,875.00
Repairs, replacements, renewals
3,560.00
Fuel
2,409.00
Books & Supplies
4,000.00
Transportation 3,300.00
Trade and Continuation School
3,000.00
Superintendent's expense
175.00
School Committee expense
100.00
General expense
2,970.00
21,389.00
Total Expense
$106,952.93
Less Dog tax
813.79
Less Coddington Fund
67.08
880.87
Total
$106.072.06
We respectfully ask that the above be appropriated as two items, one as Salaries and the other as General Expense. '
Following is a summary of money received by the Town as reimbursements for School Expense :
General School Fund Part 1 $22,720.55
Tuition, State wards 3,032.47
Tuition, City wards 1,850.77
High School tuition, John Mulhall 22.54
Trade School 1,555.67
Cash paid to Town Treasurer 17.00
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